affirm
English Thesaurus
1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
hyponym | : | back, back up, |
definition | : | establish as valid or genuine (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | vouch, |
definition | : | give supporting evidence (verb.change) |
hyponym | : | verify, |
definition | : | confirm the truth of (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | document, |
definition | : | support or supply with references (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | validate, |
definition | : | prove valid; show or confirm the validity of something (verb.cognition) |
2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verb.communication)
hypernym | : | declare, |
definition | : | state emphatically and authoritatively (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | hold, |
definition | : | assert or affirm (verb.cognition) |
hyponym | : | claim, take, |
definition | : | lay claim to; as of an idea (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | attest, |
definition | : | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | declare, |
definition | : | state firmly (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | protest, |
definition | : | affirm or avow formally or solemnly (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | assure, tell, |
definition | : | inform positively and with certainty and confidence (verb.communication) |
3. say yes to (verb.communication)
hyponym | : | claim, |
definition | : | assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | reaffirm, |
definition | : | affirm once again (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | confirm, reassert, |
definition | : | strengthen or make more firm (verb.communication) |
hyponym | : | defend, maintain, |
definition | : | state or assert (verb.communication) |
4. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
antonym | : | contradict, negate, |
definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confirmation, |
definition | : | information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, |
definition | : | serving to support or corroborate (adj.all) |
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
5. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verb.communication)
derivation | : | oath, swearing, |
definition | : | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | assertion, asseveration, averment, |
definition | : | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | affirmation, avouchment, avowal, |
definition | : | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | swearer, |
definition | : | someone who takes a solemn oath (noun.person) |
6. say yes to (verb.communication)
7. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts (verb.cognition)
antonym | : | contradict, negate, |
definition | : | prove negative; show to be false (verb.cognition) |
derivation | : | affirmation, |
definition | : | a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was correct and should stand (noun.act) |
derivation | : | confirmation, |
definition | : | information that confirms or verifies (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | collateral, confirmative, confirmatory, confirming, corroborative, corroboratory, substantiating, substantiative, validating, validatory, verificatory, verifying, |
definition | : | serving to support or corroborate (adj.all) |
derivation | : | sustainable, |
definition | : | capable of being sustained (adj.pert) |
8. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true (verb.communication)
derivation | : | oath, swearing, |
definition | : | a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | assertion, asseveration, averment, |
definition | : | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | affirmation, avouchment, avowal, |
definition | : | a statement asserting the existence or the truth of something (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | swearer, |
definition | : | someone who takes a solemn oath (noun.person) |
9. say yes to (verb.communication)
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